enchondromatosis

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enchondromatosis

[‚en‚kän·drō·mə′tō·səs]

(medicine)

A rare disorder principally involving tubular bones, especially those of the feet and hands, characterized by hamartomatous proliferation of cartilage in the metaphysis, indistinguishable in single lesions from enchondromas. Also known as chondrodysplasia; dyschondroplasia; Ollier's disease.

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Insights into Enchondroma, Enchondromatosis and the risk of secondary Chondrosarcoma.

Benign tumours and tumour like lesions of bone

(2) Considered a subtype of enchondromatosis, Maffucci syndrome presents with multiple enchondromas that are associated with soft tissue hemangiomas.

(3) There are studies that show mutations of the gene encoding the parathyroid hormone receptor 1 (PTH1R) occur in a small subset of patients with enchondromatosis. (4) In fact, 10% of patients with enchondromatosis harbor a mutation in the PTH1R receptor; these mutations were shown to decrease the function of the receptor by 30%.

Maffucci syndrome: an interesting case and a review of the literature

Generalized enchondromatosis is a rare bone dysplasia that is characterized by multiple intraosseous tumors near growth-plate cartilage.

A 15-year-old girl with a history of generalized enchondromatosis presented to her pediatrician with a mass in her left parotid gland.

Enchondroma of the skull base secondary to generalized enchondromatosis: a case report and review of the literature

Hereditary multiple exostoses and enchondromatosis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol.

Bone dysplasia--Morquio's syndrome, Ellis-Van Creveld syndrome, Ollier's disease(multiple enchondromatosis), multiple hereditary exostosis, metaphyseal dysplasia, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia 8.

Angular deformities of the lower limb in children

Maffucci's syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized by multiple hemangiomas and enchondromatosis that can be present at birth or can appear during infancy or later in childhood.

Enchondroma of the petrous bone and parasellar area in Maffucci's syndrome

Differential considerations for this condition include multiple exostosis, enchondromatosis, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, Turner's syndrome without LWD, achondroplasia, chondroectodermal dysplasia, and hypoparathyroidism.

Radiological case of the month: Michael W. Matchette, MD; Justin Q. Ly, MD; Douglas P. Beall, MD